Al-Mustazhir

al-Mustazhir (1078-6 August 1118) was Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 1094 to 1118, succeeding al-Muqtadi and preceding al-Mustarshid.

Biography
al-Mustazhir was the son of al-Muqtadi, and he succeeded his father as caliph on his death in 1094. He was a weak caliph who did not make many decisions, with the First Crusade taking over much of the Levant. Raymond I of Tripoli wanted to attack Baghdad, but he was defeated at Tokat in Turkey. In 1099 the crusaders massacred the Muslims and Jews of Jerusalem, and despite the demand of many refugees and religious Muslims, al-Mustazhir refused to intervene immediately. Twice, he called for a jihad against Jerusalem after the end of the crusade, but both times it failed.